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Spring is synonymous with blooming flowers and where there are blooming flowers there are bees! And while most people think of European honey bees, we work hard to make the farm a hospitable place for all sorts of bees, especially…
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Fruit & News of the Week: October 2, 2017
This Week’s Fruit: Emerald Beaut Plum Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A freestone plum, the Emerald Beaut is a delicate green that turns golden with a hint of a blush. It has a firmer texture than the Santa Rosa with…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Apples, autumns, bay area farm, california farm, california farming, california native bees, community supported agriculture, CSA, fall, farmers market, Grapes, native bees, Organic Farming, pears, Plums, Warren Pears, weed, weeds
Farm Focus: Using Drone Technology to Map Bees
Dr. Frankie from UC Berkeley was out on the farm last week checking in on our Native Bee project. He and his team are busy measuring native bee populations on our farm and other farms throughout the state. In order…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: creeks, data, Dr. Frankie, drones, landscape, map, native bee project, native bees, native plants, soil, tall grasses, UC Berkeley, urban areas, water, weeds
Fruit & News of the Week: July 4th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Suncrest Peaches Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A Slow Food Ark heritage variety, the Suncrest has all the old-fashioned taste of days gone by. Its a truly memorable peach whose firm but juicy flesh provides a real…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: comeback, Dr. Gordon Frankie, ground team, interloper, native bees, overalls, strands, sunflower, Verbesina, week, week whack, wilted
Fruit & News of the Week: May 16th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Honey Rich Apriums Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA An Aprium is a cross between an apricot and a plum. Both the Aprium and the Pluot were developed by Floyd Zaiger outside of Modesto, CA using the “low…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: black carpenter bees, Compost, native bees, pollinator plants, red wigglers, spring, vermicompost, vermisoxx, warm, worms
